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Human Rights and Criminal Justice LLM

Human Rights and Criminal Justice LLM

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Full time | University of Aberdeen | 12 months | 23-SEP-24

Study mode

Full time

Duration

12 months

Start date

23-SEP-24

Key information
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Qualification type

LLM - Master of Laws

Subject areas

Criminal Law Legal Rights (Law) Law / Legal Studies Criminology Civil Law

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Explore the underlying philosophies and policies of criminal procedures and investigate how human rights impact on criminal justice around the world with our fascinating Master’s degree in Human Rights and Criminal Justice.

With the increasing global demand for criminal justice to comply with human rights, now is the perfect time to study these two disciplines together. Within small teaching groups, you will have the opportunity to share knowledge and experiences of criminal justice with students from various countries. This programme explores human rights and criminal justice from an international viewpoint and will give you the opportunity to use your critical thinking to full effect. You will have the opportunity to study subjects such as Criminal Law, The Politics of Human Rights, Intellectual Property, Human Rights and Development.

This programme was designed by our academics alongside assistance form human rights and criminal justice experts. This collaborative approach will provide you with valuable insights into both subjects and will advance your understanding of factors that influence them. The programme has been carefully coordinated to align with the competencies of top employers in the legal profession.

Modules

The course was designed to help students build competence in dealing with the doctrinal issues about international human rights. It involves understanding the place of human rights in public international law, finding one?s way around the foundational human rights documents and the jurisprudence of human rights bodies. The course delivery puts heavy emphasis on classroom discussion on the controversial issues on contemporary human rights law that shape doctrinal development in this field: the justifiability of torture, the limits of freedom of religion, the justiciability of social rights, etc

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£11,900

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£23,800

Entry requirements

Students should have normally a 2(i) Honours degree in Law, or another related discipline, or equivalent.